Intel Core Ultra 7 265H vs AMD Ryzen 7 260
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265H with 16-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 260 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More modern manufacturing process โ 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Newer PCI Express version โ 5.0
- 19% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2970 vs 2488 points
- More than 10ยฐ C higher critical temperature
- More powerful Arc Graphics 140T integrated graphics: 4.7 vs 4.1 TFLOPS
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 260
- Supports up to 256 GB LPDDR5X-7500 RAM
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (120th and 184th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1310 MB/sec | 1040 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 122.7 Klines/sec | 104 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 405.7 pages/sec | 248.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 467.8 Mpixels/sec | 368.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 325.4 pages/sec | 263.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 66.5 images/sec | 61.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 150.8 images/sec | 105.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 24.4 Mpixels/sec | 23.2 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 85.4 GOps/sec | 96.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 108.9 GOps/sec | 59.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 335M Primes/sec | 76M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 40.7M Strings/sec | 42.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 26 GBytes/sec | 20.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 334.4 MBytes/sec | 351 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2493 Frames/sec | 1213 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 26.8B Matrices/sec | 26.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 41.1 PPW | 16.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 550.3 PPW | 236.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1214.3 PPW | 519.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 8.44 PPW | 3.82 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
No benchmark results yet
AMD Ryzen 7 260
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-06 -> Ard57 | Cinebench 2026 | 510 / 3450 |
| ๐ 2026-06-08 (johndoe) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2649 / 12830 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265H and AMD Ryzen 7 260General
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 6, 2025 | January 7, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 4 (Hawk Point) |
| Model number | 265H | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140T | Radeon 780M |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 260 | - |
Intel CPU rating (#42nd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#58th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.3 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | - |
| E-Threads | 10 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 16 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 20-28 W (configurable) | 35-54 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 110ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (52nd and 90th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics 140T | Radeon 780M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2300 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 768 |
| TMUs | 64 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 8 | 12 |
| TGP | 35 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 780M compared to Arc 140T
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-8400 - LPDDR5x-8400 - DDR5-6400 |
- LPDDR5X-7500 - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H official page | AMD Ryzen 7 260 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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